SAMI Instrument (IMAGE)

University of Sydney

SAMI Instrument

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The SAMI instrument at the 3.9m Anglo-Australian Telescope. Each silver cable holds a 'hexabundle' of special optical fibres that can look at several different points across the face of a single galaxy. SAMI can study 13 galaxies at a time. The orange cables also hold optical fibres: these are used for calibration purposes. Background to the SAMI hexabundle instrumentation: http://sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2016/07/19/game-changer-for-astronomical-instrumentation.html

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Credit: Ángel R. López-Sánchez.

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